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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$32.52 USD

32.52
22,410,945

+0.25 (0.77%)

Updated Sep 19, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $32.60 +0.08 (0.25%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.64%
2Buy17.83%
3Hold9.69%
4Sell5.29%
5Strong Sell2.54%
S&P50011.29%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value C Growth B Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 23% (56 out of 245)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

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Zacks News

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Airline Stock Roundup: U.S. Airfares Continue to Decline, CPA & ALK in Focus

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Even though, the low air fares are encouraging for fliers, it is likely to hurt the top line of airline companies.

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    Buy These 3 Airline Stocks Soaring Amid Profit Sharing

    by Benjamin Rains

    Delta Air Lines (DAL) announced on Valentine's Day that the company is set to pay out more than $1 billion in profit sharing to its employees as part of its continued program to spread the wealth. Other U.S. airline firms also joined the party, and at the moment, this trend seems to be a sign of strength and stability in the industry.

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      Airline Stock Roundup: January Traffic Reports from UAL, JBLU, UAL & Others

      by Zacks Equity Research

      Capacity overexpansion continues to be a major problem in the airline space. In January, load factor declined at carriers like JetBlue Airways (JBLU) owing to this problem.

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        Allegiant Reports Impressive January Traffic Statistics

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Allegiant's (ALGT) traffic rises in January owing to increased demand for air travel. Load factor also climbs as traffic growth exceeds capacity expansion.

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          Southwest Airlines Posts Impressive January Traffic Figures

          by Zacks Equity Research

          Southwest Airlines (LUV) produces encouraging traffic data for January. Load factor rises on traffic growth outweighing capacity expansion.

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            Airline Stock Roundup: SAVE, SKYW Q4 Earnings Top, DAL's January Traffic & More

            by Zacks Equity Research

            Increased demand for air travel has boosted the top line of most carriers in Q4. However, rise in fuel costs have limited bottom-line growth.

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              Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Airlines, American Airlines, Ryanair Holdings, Southwest Airlines and United Continental

              by Zacks Equity Research

              Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Airlines, American Airlines, Ryanair Holdings, Southwest Airlines and United Continental

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                Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Continental and Alaska Air

                by Zacks Equity Research

                Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Continental and Alaska Air

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                  Delta (DAL) Dips on Disappointing January Traffic Statistics

                  by Zacks Equity Research

                  Delta's (DAL) consolidated traffic in January remains unchanged year over year. However, load factor declines on capacity expansion and unaltered traffic.

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                    Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Continental Holdings

                    by Zacks Equity Research

                    Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Continental Holdings

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                      Airline Stock Roundup: AAL, LUV Beat on Q4 Earnings, JBLU Misses, ALK & HA Meet

                      by Zacks Equity Research

                      The NYSE ARCA Airline index is declining despite companies like American Airlines (AAL) outperforming in Q4.

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                        Southwest Airlines (LUV) Beats on Q4 Earnings & Revenues

                        by Zacks Equity Research

                        Southwest Airlines' (LUV) results in Q4 benefit from a substantial rise in unit revenues. Load factor in the quarter also rise owing to traffic growth in excess of capacity expansion.

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                          Look At These Corporate Earnings

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                          Look At These Corporate Earnings

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                            Jobless Claims at 233K Meet Fresh Q4 Earnings: CAT, MMM & More

                            by Mark Vickery

                            Along with a new full slate of Q4 earnings results ahead of today's opening bell, we also see Initial Jobless Claims reported for last week.

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                              Southwest Airlines (LUV) Beats on Q4 Earnings

                              by Zacks Equity Research

                              Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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                                Airline Stock Roundup: UAL Q4 Earnings, AAL's Expansion Update, DAL & LUV in Focus

                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                United Continental (UAL) became the second major carrier after Delta (DAL) to outperform in Q4.

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                                  Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q4 Earnings Top, Volumes Rise

                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                  Volume growth boosts Norfolk Southern's (NSC) fourth-quarter earnings. Improvement in operating ratio is also a positive.

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                                    Airline Stocks' Q4 Earnings Due on Jan 25: LUV, AAL & ALK

                                    by Zacks Equity Research

                                    Airline stocks seem to be back in favor post hurricanes. The improved scenario with respect to unit revenues bodes well.

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                                      Canadian National (CNI) Down on Q4 Earnings & Revenue Miss

                                      by Zacks Equity Research

                                      High fuel and labor costs affect Canadian National's (CNI) Q4 results. The dismal performance of Forest Products, Grain and Fertilizers plus Petroleum and Chemicals is also a spoiler.

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                                        United Continental (UAL) Q4 Earnings Surpass, Decline Y/Y

                                        by Zacks Equity Research

                                        Escalated costs hurt United Continental's (UAL) Q4 results. However, an impressive rise in cargo revenues boosts the earnings.

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                                          Will High Costs Mar Hawaiian Holdings' (HA) Q4 Earnings?

                                          by Zacks Equity Research

                                          We expect high labor and fuel costs to hurt Hawaiian Holdings' (HA) bottom line in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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                                            Can Southwest Airlines (LUV) Pull a Surprise in Q4 Earnings?

                                            by Zacks Equity Research

                                            High costs might affect Southwest Airlines' (LUV) results in Q4. However, the company's PRASM view for the period is promising.

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                                              Should Value Investors Consider Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock?

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              Is Southwest Airlines (LUV) a great pick from the value investor's perspective right now? Read on to know more.

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                                                Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 Earnings Beat, FY18 View Upped

                                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                                Delta's (DAL) fourth-quarter results were aided by strong demand for air travel. The new tax law is expected to aid Delta significantly.

                                                  Zacks Equity Research

                                                  Airline Stock Roundup: UAL's Raised Q4 PRASM View, DAL's Traffic Report & More

                                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                                  United Continental's (UAL) improved fourth-quarter passenger unit revenues view bodes well ahead of the earnings season.